Algeria’s powerful army chief is on a discreet but extraordinary official visit to Paris, the first by a top-ranked Algerian general since independence from France more than six decades ago. Gen. Said ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s Defense Ministry says army forces have ambushed and killed a top militant with links to Al-Qaida. The ministry said Monday army forces relied on local information to ...

Algeria's army, the heart of an opaque regime, exercised power from the shadows until it was thrust into the limelight with mass protests and the April departure of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

It ranks as the 26th most powerful military in the world according to Global Firepower Index, and ranks 22nd in defense spending globally. The People's National Army include the Algerian Land Forces, ...

The Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, is on a visit to Algeria, bolstering the defence ties between the two nations. The aim of the Army Chief’s visit is to strengthen ties, reinforce ...

It is an image and a gesture that suggests how well Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Algeria ended. As the French president prepared to leave Algiers on Saturday 27 August after a three-day trip, Algeria’s ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s powerful army chief is stressing the need for political dialogue that would lead to a presidential election, as a people’s revolt for democracy remains at an impasse ...

Algeria’s defense spending is set to surge to a record 3.35 trillion dinars ($25.1 billion), one of the highest levels in the Middle East and North Africa, as the energy-rich OPEC member girds for ...

PARISPARIS — Algeria’s powerful army chief is on a discreet but extraordinary official visit to Paris, the first by a top-ranked Algerian general since independence from France more than six decades ...